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  1. The new Epstein files released by the DOJ show that the deceased financier was able to build relationships across Silicon Valley, from Bill Gates to Peter Thiel.
  2. Japan's Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party overwhelmingly found the support of voters in a Sunday election, sweeping a supermajority.
  3. It was a volatile week with a market sell-off, a rotation and a snapback.
  4. Hundreds of Google workers signed an open letter urging the company to cut its ties with ICE and CBP after rising violence.
  5. Elon Musk's net worth soared past $800 billion this week after he merged SpaceX with xAI in a deal that valued the combined entity at $1.25 trillion.
  6. Amazon shares fell 7% on Friday after management issued a 2026 capital expenditures guide of $200 billion.
  7. Tech's megacaps announced major increases in capex spend for 2026, and now investors are preparing for cash to dwindle.
  8. CEO Sam Altman and several OpenAI executives stepped into a "food fight" over Anthropic's Super Bowl ad and threw jabs at Elon Musk.
  9. Huang's comments come after key Nvidia customers Meta, Amazon, Google and Microsoft reported their latest earnings over the past two weeks.
  10. Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.